A lover of all cultures: Indigenous henna artist learns East Indian skill

A lover of all cultures: Indigenous henna artist learns East Indian skill

As someone who loves all cultures, Tiana Cappo says she embraced learning how to do henna art, even though her roots are Indigenous rather than Indian. Now she's started up a side business offering the Indian temporary tattoos.

'All these different things in one country, it's just beautiful,' says Regina artist Tiana Cappo

Tiana Cappo has improved her henna art skills considerably since she started, and now says she enjoys trying new patterns all the time, whether that's traditional Indian ones, or even ones that come from her own Indigenous culture. (Queen City Henna)

The woman behind the intricate designs of Queen City Henna is full of surprises.

Tiana Cappo is a kinesiology student at the University of Regina, and she has a full-time retail job.

She's also not Indian. Rather, her roots are mainly Indigenous.

But she's always been interested in other people and their backgrounds, and was fascinated to learn more about this Indian art form, when a Sikh co-worker first brought her a gift of henna.